Wilt

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Originally Posted by TB

I think we can all agree that for most of us Wilt's appearance was a major reason we got curious about the show in the first place.

I was watching "Make Believe it or Not" again recently. I always love how when Goo got really sad, Wilt looks over and is like awww she looks so left out and then includes her back into the game. I think this episode really made me think about Wilt as being well older than the others and can be more like a big brother/parental type.

He just seemed really sweet with the "oh okay.." saying it in a way an adult or older sibling would to humor the kiddies.

E: I know he's not like this all the time, but in episodes like this you can really see it shine through. :3 That's just how I feel about it though.

That's one of the reasons I really do like "Make Believe It Or Not", in spite of it not really being so popular with fans in general. It really shows Wilt's adult/parental side off well. When they try to get him away from the computer long enough to play the part of the "bad guy", he DOES really sound like any grown-up who's capitulating to the kiddies, even though it's obvious that such a thing is below his grown-up dignity, and he really would rather not join in. Later, when Mac and Goo start arguing and it's clear that Goo is getting the short end of the stick, so to speak, Wilt immediately recognizes the symptoms of a real falling-out, if not an outright fight, about to occur, and intervenes by stepping out-of-character and telling them to go back to attacking him, trying to take their minds off the conflict. His whole adult outlook and responsibility probably are what set him apart from the other Imaginary Friends more than anything, including his past injuries or his height. Most IF's act like kids, since they were created to be playmates and pals to children, for the most part, but Wilt's role seemed to have been much different, since he was more or less subconciously created to take the place of a big brother or father. Just as Nina subconciously needed for HER big, scary-looking Imaginary Friend to be gentle with her baby brother, and love playing little girl games like tea parties and dress-ups, Jordan needed for his Imaginary Friend to do things around the home that fathers normally do, including keeping the peace between Jordan and his older brother, when he wasn't coaching Jordan on the finer points of basketball.

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